The U.S. Supreme Court would have to close its eyes to precedent if it agrees with the state of Texas regarding disputed redistricting maps, a voting rights expert said Thursday. The court will hear arguments Monday on efforts by the state of Texas to stop interim maps drawn by a federal court in San Antonio. […]
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Attorney General Greg Abbott’s decision to campaign in Iowa for Gov. Rick Perry raised eyebrows for the Mexican American Legislative Caucus considering that a major redistricting court hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court is coming up in a few days. Why was the state’s top lawyer pushing Perry up in Iowa when he might have […]
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In a key pretrial order, a panel of federal judges in Washington found that the state of Texas used an inappropriate standard to determine if districts would be able to elect minority candidates and said that the state’s lawyers had confused and misapplied Supreme Court precedent and the Voting Rights Act in a bid to make their case.
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In a key pretrial order, a panel of federal judges in Washington found that the state of Texas used an inappropriate standard to determine if districts would be able to elect minority candidates and said that the state’s lawyers had confused and misapp…
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After a day of intense but informal negotiations, the Texas Republican and Democratic parties have reached a tentative deal that would move the state’s primary elections from March 6 to April 3.
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After a day of intense but informal negotiations, the Texas Republican and Democratic parties have reached a tentative deal that would move the state’s primary elections from March 6 to April 3.
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The laundry list of organizations — Texas Democratic Party, Republican Party of Texas, Attorney General’s office, minority groups suing the state — have finalized their agreement over extending the filing deadline until Monday, December 19 at 6p.m.
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The laundry list of organizations — Texas Democratic Party, Republican Party of Texas, Attorney General’s office, minority groups suing the state — have finalized their agreement over extending the filing deadline until Monday, December 19 at 6p.m.
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